Vincent Tucciarella holds up a nice chain pickerel he caught in Loch Raven Reservoir. Photo courtesy of Vincent Tucciarella Cold weather has settled in, and if you dress warmly and keep your feet dry, there is plenty of good fishing to be found throughout …
December 4, 2024 Hunters experienced seasonably cold and windy conditions for much of the weekend Photo by Ranger Elena Gilroy, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Maryland hunters reported harvesting 10,889 deer on the opening weekend of the 2024 …
December 4, 2024 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space Local, Local Parks and Playgrounds Infrastructure, and Rural Legacy programs Nearly $1.5 million in Rural Legacy funding was approved for Garrett County to acquire conservation easements on …
December 4, 2024 Luca Tucciarella is the third youth angler to reach the milestone award Angler Luca Tucciarella caught a 38.25-inch northern pike in Loch Raven Reservoir on Nov 17, 2024, on his way to earning a Master Angler Milestone Award under the …
Chesapeake Channa, photo by Vincent Volinski. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources wishes everyone peace and renewed family bonds this holiday, as we reflect on all the things we are grateful for and hopefully enjoy a long weekend. Despite the …
November 27, 2024 Francis Gray, the tribal chairman of today’s Piscataway Conoy Tribe, stands near the dig site at Chapel Point State Park on the banks of the Port Tobacco River. Credit: A.J. Metcalf/ Maryland DNR Before John Smith arrived and even before …
November 26, 2024 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is identifying and controlling toxic algae several ways, from sophisticated imaging to sonic waves Powered by solar panels, the sonicator buoy sits in Hunting Creek Lake in Frederick County. …
November 26, 2024 Maryland Forest Service staff and community volunteers plant trees purchased through the “Gift of Trees” program in a Baltimore City park. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering holiday shoppers a different type of gift …
November 25, 2024 Donations for NRP’s annual toy drive will be accepted at seven Maryland Walmart retail locations and online through an Amazon gift registry. The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) is conducting its annual “Boatload of Toys” holiday …
November 22, 2024 The Maryland Natural Resources Police will receive recommendations from the Department of Justice based on organizational structure, community policing, and other focus areas. The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) has partnered with …
November 21, 2024 Photo by Taylor Hadley, submitted to Maryland Department of Natural Resources Photo Contest. Following a review of weather and ground conditions, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has rescinded a statewide ban on open-air …
Luca Tucciarella will certainly have fond memories of the day he caught this large northern pike at Loch Raven Reservoir. Photo by Vincent Tucciarella There are plenty of good fishing opportunities this week across Maryland and our offshore waters. Anglers …
November 20, 2024 Photo by Judd Vickers, Maryland Department of Natural Resources The Maryland Park Service will host an open house at Savage River Lodge, 1600 Mt. Aetna Road, Frostburg,on Monday, December 16, from 5 -7 p.m., and is accepting public …
November 20, 2024 Monitoring results show near to below average hypoxia through most of summer 2024 Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show the volume of hypoxia—waters with less than 2 mg/l oxygen— …
November 19, 2024 Nick Perez joins his 12-year-old daughter Lucy on the list of Master Anglers Nick Perez holds a carp he caught in 2020 while fishing with his daughter, Lucy. Photo courtesy of Nick Perez. Nick Perez of Perryville has earned a Master …
November 18, 2024 Popular deer hunting season inspires camaraderie with friends and family Photo by Penny Ingles, submitted to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Photo Contest. Maryland’s two-week firearms hunting season for sika and white- …
November 15, 2024 With DNR support, Etting Street Green Space creates resiliency in underserved area Government and nonprofit officials and community members cut the ribbon on the Etting Street Green Space. Photo by Joe Zimmermann/DNR Over the years, a …
Flounder, photo by Monty Hawkins There are plenty of excellent fishing opportunities this week across Maryland and our offshore waters, don’t miss out on the exciting action. Bundle up and enjoy good fishing before the cold of winter descends upon us, and …
November 13, 2024 Photo by On a drizzly day in late September, a crew of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists cast off from a dock in Denton to survey the Choptank River for juvenile American shad (Alosa sapidissima). The native fish …
November 11, 2024 NRP celebrates its prior and current service members and all others that faithfully served in the Armed Forces this Veterans Day. The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) is proud to have numerous veterans among its officers and …
